HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2900 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1605 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Angelo M. Scaccia _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to assaults upon sports officials. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2900 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1605 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1605) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to establish a penalty for assault upon sports officials. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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, NO. 2856 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to assaults upon sports officials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 13D½ the following section: — Section 13D½. Whoever commits an assault upon a sports official within the confines or immediate vicinity of the athletic facility at which the athletic contest in which said official officiated shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars. |
